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When you're just starting out in film, it's good to be a multi-tasker like Littleton resident Timothy Anderson, 25, who was writer, director, editor, motorboat operator, publicist and producer on his most recent short film, "At The Surface."

The movie is premiereing at the Vail Film Festival, which runs April 3-6. The 24-minute-long feature will be presented at noon, April 4 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday April 6.

Elaine Bernarding simply wanted to bring the entire family back to the dinner table when she opened Entre Vous about six months ago.

Now she says her “grab-and-go” concept is becoming part of the community. Located at the Coal Mine Shopping Center at the southeast corner of West Coal Mine Avenue and South Pierce Street, Entre Vous is an iteration of the take-and-bake dinner model that has gained popularity recently in the metro area.

Pasqual the Penguin is an unlikely hero. The young animal doesn’t quite fit in at the zoo, but he makes a difference in Rhonda Spellman’s children’s book “Fire and Ice,” teaching kids important lessons about fire safety along the way.

The story is written to appeal to a broad audience of young children, but it was created especially for those who don’t learn via traditional means.

“Teaching children who learn differently is really my mission,” said Spellman, a resident of Parker.

“Every single dish on this menu — it’s not a lot — but every single dish is the most traditional, the most representing,” Sim says. “The most flavorful, colorful parts of Armenian cuisine are ee on that menu.”

The Armenian Grill, Sim’s month-old restaurant in South Jeffco, offers more than a compilation of what he considers the finest traditional dishes from his home country. It is also an introduction to Armenian culture.

“Every single dish on this menu — it’s not a lot — but every single dish is the most traditional, the most representing,” Sim says. “The most flavorful, colorful parts of Armenian cuisine are ee on that menu.”

The Armenian Grill, Sim’s month-old restaurant in South Jeffco, offers more than a compilation of what he considers the finest traditional dishes from his home country. It is also an introduction to Armenian culture.

Though stargazing is often associated with daydreaming, looking to the skies has become a very useful practice for local artist Michael Carroll.

A writer, painter and digital artist, Carroll finds joy in the cosmos, a place where, for him, creativity and science collide. His most recent project, a book called “Space Art: How to Draw and Paint Planets, Moons, and Landscapes of Alien Worlds,” is a means of sharing his passion. In it is insight into drawing sparse, unfamiliar environments, and there’s even a little science mixed in as well.

Each ornament adorning the tall Christmas tree at Laund-Ur-Mutt serves as a reminder that, for some, dogs are more than man’s best friend.

The centerpiece of the Ken-Caryl business’ retail floor contains a couple dozen ornaments, each bearing the picture of a recently adopted dog. But these pups aren’t destined for life as ordinary pets. Rather, they are training for a life of service to the disabled.

“What I like about it is, it helps pets, but it also helps people,” said Dawn Olson, owner of Laund-Ur-Mutt.

Sometimes it’s the simplest — or most basic — needs that go overlooked.

A group of eighth-grade yearbook students at Falcon Bluffs Middle School sought to help others during the holidays. While they could have done a canned food or clothing drive, the students settled on something often overlooked in the spirit of giving: diapers.

The end result was about $1,000 in diapers donated to mothers through Catholic Charities.

“We got the idea on a Friday, and we had all the posters and everything up on Tuesday,” said Samantha Tilson.